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Biscuit vs. Merlot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are biscuits and merlot different?

  • Biscuits are higher than merlot in selenium, iron, vitamin B1, calcium, vitamin B2, phosphorus, vitamin B3, folate, and manganese.
  • Biscuits cover your daily need for selenium, 35% more than merlot.
  • Biscuits contain 145 times more sodium than merlot. Biscuits contain 580mg of sodium, while merlot contains 4mg.
  • Biscuits have a higher glycemic index (44) than merlot (15).

Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe and Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Merlot types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 71% 11% 109% 27% 15% 70% 76% 49% 106%
Merlot
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 2.4% 11% 17% 3.7% 3.8% 9.9% 0.52% 17% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2837.5%
Contains more IronIron +530.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +645.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +285.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +613%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +186.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +9650%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%
~equal in Potassium ~127mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0.67% 0% 0% 0% 89% 72% 55% 17% 8.1% 10% 0% 46% 0%
Merlot
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 7.2% 4.2% 1.8% 13% 0% 0% 0.75% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +7020%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1216.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +850%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +6000%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +62.9%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Biscuit Merlot DV% diff.
Selenium 19.5µg 0.2µg 35%
Iron 2.9mg 0.46mg 31%
Vitamin B1 0.356mg 0.005mg 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.163g 28%
Fats 16.3g 0g 25%
Sodium 580mg 4mg 25%
Calcium 235mg 8mg 23%
Vitamin B2 0.31mg 0.031mg 21%
Phosphorus 164mg 23mg 20%
Saturated fat 4.324g 20%
Monounsaturated fat 6.93g 17%
Vitamin B3 2.949mg 0.224mg 17%
Folate 61µg 1µg 15%
Protein 7g 0.07g 14%
Calories 353kcal 83kcal 14%
Carbs 44.6g 2.51g 14%
Manganese 0.378mg 0.132mg 11%
Copper 0.082mg 0.011mg 8%
Fiber 1.5g 0g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.285mg 0.03mg 5%
Zinc 0.54mg 0.14mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 0.057mg 2%
Magnesium 18mg 12mg 1%
Cholesterol 3mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 43.1g 2.51g N/A
Potassium 121mg 127mg 0%
Sugar 2.18g 0.62g N/A
Tryptophan 0.087mg 0%
Threonine 0.211mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.273mg 0%
Leucine 0.514mg 0%
Lysine 0.226mg 0%
Methionine 0.132mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.347mg 0%
Valine 0.313mg 0%
Histidine 0.161mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 16% 45% 29% 3%
Protein: 7 g
Fats: 16.3 g
Carbs: 44.6 g
Water: 28.9 g
Other: 3.2 g
Merlot
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3% 87% 11%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 2.51 g
Water: 86.59 g
Other: 10.83 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +9900%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1676.9%
Contains more WaterWater +199.6%
Contains more OtherOther +238.4%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Biscuit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172670/nutrients
  2. Merlot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171925/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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